JP2005152628A - 複数のビームを送信する方法及び装置 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】 本発明の一態様によれば、第1のサブセットの素子(156)を用いて第1の送信ビーム(152)を送信する段階と、第2のサブセットの素子(158)を用いて第2の送信ビーム(154)を送信する段階とを含む方法が提供される。第1及び第2のサブセットの素子(158、158)は、少なくとも1つの共通素子(104)を含む。第1及び第2のビーム(152、154)は同時に送信される。素子(104)は、少なくとも部分的に異なるサブセットの素子(104)を含むことができる第1及び第2のサブセット(104)に分割される。
【選択図】 図3
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106 変換器
150 画像
152 第1の送信ビーム
154 第2の送信ビーム
156 第1のサブセットの素子
158 第2のサブセットの素子
160 第1の送信ライン
162 第2の送信ライン
164〜170 複数の受信ライン
172、174 分割線
Claims (10)
- マルチビーム送信を用いて超音波データを収集する方法であって、
第1のサブセットの素子(156)を用いて第1の送信ビーム(152)を送信する段階と、
第2のサブセットの素子(158)を用いて第2の送信ビーム(152)を送信する段階と、
を含み、
前記第1及び第2のサブセットの素子(156、158)が、少なくとも1つの共通の素子(104)を含み、且つ前記第1及び第2のビーム(152、154)を同時に送信する方法。 - 前記素子(104)を前記第1及び第2のサブセット(156、158)に分割する段階を更に含み、前記第1及び第2のサブセットの素子(156、158)が少なくとも部分的に異なるサブセットの素子を含むと共に、隣接する前記素子(104)を含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第1及び第2の送信ビーム(152、154)が更に複数の送信ライン(160、162)を含み、前記方法が前記複数の送信ライン(160、162)の各々に対して少なくとも2つの受信ライン(164〜170)を受信する段階を更に含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記素子(104)を前記第1及び第2のサブセット(156、158)に分割する段階を更に含み、前記第1及び第2のサブセット(156、158)が異なる前記素子(104)を含むと共に、異なる数の前記素子(104)を更に含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記第1及び第2の送信ビーム(152、154)にそれぞれ対応する第1及び第2の送信ライン(160、162)の両方を共通の前記少なくとも1つの素子(104)から送信する段階を更に含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 素子(104)のアレイを含む変換器(106)と、
前記素子(104)のアレイを、少なくとも部分的に重なる少なくとも第1及び第2のサブセットの素子(156、158)に分割するためのビームフォーマ(110)と、
前記第1及び第2のサブセットの素子(156、158)を励起して異なる第1及び第2の送信ビームをそれぞれ同時に送信する送信器(102)と、
前記第1及び第2の送信ビームを表す受信ラインを受信する受信器(108)と、
を含む超音波システム。 - 前記第1及び第2のサブセットの素子(156、158)の各々が、隣接する素子を含む請求項6記載のシステム。
- 前記第1及び第2のサブセットの素子(156、158)の各々が、異なる数の前記素子を含む請求項6記載のシステム。
- 前記送信器が、前記第1及び第2の送信ビーム(152、154)に共通する少なくとも1つの共通素子から第1及び第2の送信ビームの両方をそれぞれ送信する請求項6記載のシステム。
- 前記送信器が、異なる第1及び第2のコード化送信波形を前記第1及び第2のサブセットの素子(156、158)からそれぞれ送信する請求項6記載のシステム。
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